aws cli install on windows and linux

so basically from a high level it is a two step process:
1.) install aws cli
2.) setup credentials and config file under “.aws” direct – slightly different default locations depending OS
Both Windows and Linux AWS CLI depend on python and pip as prerequisites
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/awscli-install-windows.html
or the more generic docs:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/installing.html
After creating a security credentionals using AWS IAM:

Access keys (access key ID and secret access key)

for Windows drops credentials file here:
cd %userprofile%\.aws
# make the file named credentials:
C:\Users\mike\.aws>type credentials
[default]
aws_access_key_id = nxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
aws_secret_access_key = nxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
C:\Users\mike\.aws>type config
[default]
region = us-west-2
output = json
For RHEL local on premise:
credentials still default to $HOME/.aws
I simply copied the credentials from windows to linux – but you can copy active credentials straight out of IAM
 
 
 

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